Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and prevalence of S. haematobium among PSAC and caregivers
| Variable | No. examined (%) | No. infected (prevalence) | 95% CI | χ2-value | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 860 (100) | 132 (15.4) | 13.0–17.9 | ||
| Community | |||||
| Chakondora | 190 (22.1) | 16 (8.4) | 4.9–13.3 | 17.375 | 0.002 |
| Chihuri | 184 (21.4) | 42 (22.8) | 17.0–29.6 | ||
| Kaziro | 130 (15.1) | 16 (12.3) | 7.2–19.2 | ||
| Mupfure | 255 (29.7) | 45 (17.7) | 13.2–22.9 | ||
| Nduna | 101 (11.7) | 13 (12.9) | 7.0–21.0 | ||
| Study group | |||||
| Caregivers | 325 (37.8) | 61 (18.7) | 14.7–23.4 | 4.704 | 0.030 |
| Children | 535 (62.2) | 71 (13.3) | 10.5–16.4 | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 291 (33.8) | 36 (12.4) | 8.8–16.7 | 1.946 | 0.163 |
| Female | 569 (66.2) | 96 (16.9) | 13.9–20.2 | ||
| Age categories (years) | |||||
| Children | 17.203 | 0.004 | |||
| < 1 | 7 (1.3) | 0 (0) | – | ||
| 1 | 76 (14.2) | 4(5.3) | 1.5– 12.9 | ||
| 2 | 80 (15.0) | 10 (12.5) | 6.2– 21.8 | ||
| 3 | 171 (32.0) | 17 (9.9) | 5.9–15.4 | ||
| 4 | 129 (24.1) | 22 (17.1) | 11.0–24.7 | ||
| 5 | 72 (13.5) | 18 (25.0) | 15.3–36.6 | ||
| Adults | 5.546 | 0.594 | |||
| 15–19 | 9 (2.8) | 3 (33.3) | 7.5–7.0 | ||
| 20–24 | 54 (16.6) | 15 (27.8) | 16.5–41.6 | ||
| 25–29 | 65 (20.0) | 12 (18.5) | 9.9–3.0 | ||
| 30–34 | 82 (25.2) | 13 (15.9) | 8.7–25.6 | ||
| 35–39 | 67 (20.6) | 10 (14.9) | 7.4–25.7 | ||
| 40–44 | 27 (8.3) | 5 (18.5) | 6.3–38.1 | ||
| 45–49 | 6 (1.9) | 1 (16.7) | 0.4–64.1 | ||
| ≥ 50 | 15 (4.6) | 2 (13.3) | 1.7–40.5 | ||
Note: Female includes both female children and adult women